Zoltán Kodály (16 December 1882 Kecskemét – 6 March 1967 - TopicsExpress



          

Zoltán Kodály (16 December 1882 Kecskemét – 6 March 1967 Budapest) was one of the most outstanding personalities of 20th century Hungarian culture: composer, ethnomusicologist, music pedagogue and linguist. His internationally acknowledged concept of music education is the basis for general music teaching in Hungary and also plays an important role in the training of professional musicians. Zoltán Kodály played a prominent role in Hungarian public life, holding several public posts and being a member or head of numerous boards and committees. He was also acquainted with many influential public figures (musicians, artists, scholars and politicians). Let us listen to one of the 5th movement suite excerpt from his opera, Háry János. Performed by Junko Sakimura on the cembalo accompanied by the Japan Friendship Philhamony under the baton of Atsushi Takahashi. Source: kodaly.hu [Kodály Institute]
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 03:00:01 +0000

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